Constance Kirker is a retired Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Arts at Penn State University Brandywine, with a continuing research focus on art history, international arts education and culinary history. She teaches art history, Western, as well as East Asian, South Asian and African from a comparative perspective. Regularly presenting research at international conferences, Kirker has most recently presented papers in Rome, London, Croatia, and Cambodia. Co-author, Dr. Mary Newman A toxicologist by profession, transitioned into a food researcher and recipe tester while researching how to become a serious foodie herself. A transformation from eating habits limited to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and Campbell’s Soup was urgently required for her very survival while a visiting Fulbright Scholar in Thailand. Edible Flowers: A Global History was published by Reaktion Books in 2016 and Cherry in Reaktion’s Botanical series was published in June 2021. Coconut: A Global History will be published in spring 2022. Kirker and Newman are currently working on a book on the cultural history of the mango. If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I’m on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts 🎉☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wellseasonedlib “Help us promote this podcast and share this episode with a friend” “Share on social and tag us at @WellLibrarian” “Follow The Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast on Spotify and get notified when new episodes are released" ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This episode is sponsored by Culinary Historians of Northern California, a Bay Area educational group dedicated to the study of food, drink, and culture in human history. To learn more about this organization and their work, please visit their website at www.chnorcal.org If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I’m on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts 🎉☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wellseasonedlib “Help us promote this podcast and share this episode with a friend” “Share on social and tag us at @WellLibrarian” “Follow The Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast on Spotify and get notified when new episodes are released"

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